Landslide in Casamicciola, cars and houses overwhelmed by mud

Casamicciola landslide, geologist Andrea Billi (CNR): “Ischia is too inhabited and steep, rivers of mud can overwhelm everything”

Cars carried away by the mud. Streets that seem to have become rivers. Houses overwhelmed by landslide. Numerous people are missing and victims. Families remained imprisoned in their homes. They are images and...

Landslide in Casamicciola, cars and houses overwhelmed by mud

The bad weather has hit the island of Ischia. Several people are missing, including a newborn (ANSA)

Landslide in Ischia, cars and houses overwhelmed by rivers of mud in Casamicciola: the images of the disaster - Il Fatto Quotidiano

In the images that come from Casamicciola, a town on the island of Ischia, you can see cars that during the night were carried by rivers of mud and houses overwhelmed or touched by the wide front of the landslide. Some Fire Brigade teams immediately arrived in Casamicciola, trying to reach the hitherto isolated places. Divers and boaters are also on site due to the presence of vehicles at sea. The article Landslide in Ischia, cars and houses ove…